{"id":11955,"date":"2026-05-03T01:55:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T20:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/ipl-2026-lifeline-wasted-sanju-samson-falls-to-jasprit-bumrah-just-balls-after-will-jacks-blunder-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T01:55:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T20:25:48","slug":"ipl-2026-lifeline-wasted-sanju-samson-falls-to-jasprit-bumrah-just-balls-after-will-jacks-blunder-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/ipl-2026-lifeline-wasted-sanju-samson-falls-to-jasprit-bumrah-just-balls-after-will-jacks-blunder-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026: Lifeline wasted! Sanju Samson falls to Jasprit Bumrah just balls after Will Jacks\u2019 blunder | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130720281,imgsize-181900,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/india-ipl-cricket.jpg\" alt=\"IPL 2026: Lifeline wasted! Sanju Samson falls to Jasprit Bumrah just balls after Will Jacks\u2019 blunder\" title=\"Chennai Super Kings' Sanju Samson (AP Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Chennai Super Kings' Sanju Samson (AP Photo)\">Chennai Super Kings&#8217; Sanju Samson (AP Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/sanju-samson\/61837\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Sanju Samson<\/a>\u2019s brief stay at the crease had everything \u2014 a life, a warning, and eventually, an inevitable end at the hands of Jasprit <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bumrah\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Bumrah<\/a>.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>It all unfolded in a dramatic second over of the chase. Bumrah, known for his precision, struck immediately. <!-- -->His very first delivery was a hard length ball outside off, rising awkwardly.<!-- --> Samson, standing slightly leg-side, pushed at it without conviction. The ball took a thick outside edge and flew straight to first slip. It was as simple as it gets, but <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/will-jacks\/66927\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Will Jacks<\/a> failed to hold on, dropping a sitter and giving Samson a lifeline on 6.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wLCOS vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"ap_Bf\">\n<div class=\"ZM4zO\">\n<p><i class=\"bo2C4\"\/> <span>Watch<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->Shikhar Dhawan on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, life after retirement and more<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Bumrah\u2019s reaction was telling. He turned away with a smile, almost knowing that in T20 cricket, such chances can often prove costly. For a moment, it looked like <!-- -->Mumbai Indians<!-- --> might regret that lapse.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>But Bumrah is not one to dwell on missed opportunities. He kept hitting his lengths, probing outside off, asking questions every ball. Samson, despite striking a couple of boundaries, never quite looked settled against the movement and bounce.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The pressure built steadily through the over, and on the final delivery, Bumrah got his reward. Charging in at 138.7 kph, he once again drew Samson into playing away from his body. This time, the edge carried safely, and Ryan Rickelton made no mistake in the cordon.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Samson walked back for 11 off 9 balls, his innings ending almost as quickly as it had threatened to shift momentum.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>The moment summed up Bumrah\u2019s class \u2014 even when chances go down, he finds a way to bounce back within the same over.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>Earlier, <!-- -->Chennai Super Kings<!-- --> had done well to keep Mumbai Indians to 159 for 7, thanks to disciplined spells from Noor Ahmad (2 for 26) and Anshul Kamboj (3 for 32).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>In a chase where every start matters, Samson\u2019s early exit ensured MI stayed right on top, with Bumrah setting the tone despite that early blemish.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026\/ipl-2026-lifeline-wasted-sanju-samson-falls-to-jasprit-bumrah-just-balls-after-will-jacks-blunder\/articleshow\/130720304.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chennai Super Kings&#8217; Sanju Samson (AP Photo) Sanju Samson\u2019s brief stay at the crease had everything \u2014 a life, a warning, and eventually, an inevitable end at the hands of Jasprit Bumrah.It all unfolded in a dramatic second over of the chase. Bumrah, known for his precision, struck immediately. 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